''Story of a Poor Young Man'' (Spanish:''La novela de un joven pobre'') is a 1942 Argentine

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Luis Bayón Herrera Luis Bayón Herrera (23 September 1889 – 30 March 1956) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter who worked in Argentine film of the 1940s and 1950s. He was "one of the most important directors of the golden age of Argentine cinema". He ...

and starring

Hugo del Carril Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana, otherwise known as Hugo del Carril (30 November 1912 – 13 August 1989 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era. Early life Born in Buenos Aires, del Carril ...

Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Uruguayan - Argentine actor who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cou move ...

and

Nélida Bilbao Nélida Bilbao (1918 – August 1990) was an Argentine film actress.Richard p.280 She appeared in twenty-six films between 1938 and 1963. Filmography * ''Women Who Work'' (1938) * ''Jettatore'' (1938) * ''Mi suegra es una fiera'' (1939) * ''Div ...

. It is based on the 1858 French novel of the same title by

Octave Feuillet Octave Feuillet (11 July 1821 – 29 December 1890) was a French novelist and dramatist. His work stands midway between the romanticists and the realists. He is renowned for his "distinguished and lucid portraiture of life", depictions of fem ...

, which was later adapted again in 1968.Goble p.155 The film's sets were designed by

Juan Manuel Concado Juan Manuel Concado (died May 14, 1989) was an Argentine art director.Landro & Speroni p.24 He designed the sets for more than ninety films during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * ''Dancing'' (1933) * '' Mother Gloria'' ...

. It was released during what is considered to be the

Golden Age of Argentine Cinema Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad. The Argentine film industry has histor ...

Synopsis

In the 1850s a young man returns to his family home in

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to discover that his father is financially ruined.

Cast

Alberto Terrones Alberto Terrones (; 1894–1957) was an Argentine film and theater actor, with an extensive filmography. Filmography * ''Mercado de abasto'' (1955) * ''Misión extravagante'' (1954) * '' Barrio gris'' (1954) * ''Una ventana a la vida'' (1953) * ' ...

* Consuelo Abad *

Armando Bó Armando Bó (3 May 19148 October 1981) was an Argentine film actor, director, producer, screenwriter and score composer of the classic era. He is mostly known for his drama and sexploitation films of the 1960s and 1970s starring his favorite ...

Elda Dessel Elda Dessel (1925 – 17 September 2010) was an Argentine actress. She began her career in the early 1940s, after being selected by director Luis Bayon Herrera to join the Establecimientos Filmadores Argentinos. In the early years, she made film ...

* Francisco Pablo Donadio *

Francisco López Silva Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

* Carlos Perelli * Julio Scarcella

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1942 films Argentine historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Bayón Herrera Films set in Buenos Aires Films set in the 1850s Films based on French novels Films scored by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio Argentine black-and-white films 1942 drama films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub